Improvement in hand corn-shellers



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Corn Sheller.

No. 89,001.I Patented April 13, 1869.

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JOSEPH C. CURRYER, OF THORNTOWN, INDIANA.

Lette/rs ,Patent No. 89,001, dated April 13, 1869.v

IMPROVEMENT IN HAND CORN-SHELLERS.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent anni making part of the same.

To all whom it may conce/m:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH C. OURRYnR,'of Thorntown, in the county of Boone, and State of Indiana, have invented anew and valuable Improvement in Hand Corn-Shellers; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the construction and operation of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings making a part of this specification, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon.

Figure 1, of the drawings, is a plan view of my device.

Figure 2 is a transverse section of the same.

My invention relates to hand corn-shellers; and

It consists in constructinga new and useful device for shelling corn by hand, without any injury to the fingers or hand of the operator.

The letter A, on the drawings, represents an oblong box, or chute, open on the top and at the lower end, with a bottom-board for about two-thirds of the distance toward the lower end.

On the inner sides ofthe chute are two longitudinal cleats, fastened tothe sides and bottom of the chute, represented by letters a, These cleats serve as supports to the frame-work of my sheller. l

Letters B represent serrated bars, situated at the upper end ofthe framefwork, as shown in iig. 1.

Letters C represent curved cross-bars, for removing, or shelling the corn from the cob. They are placed a little below the level of the serrated bars B, as shown inflg. 2, in order that when pressure is made upon the b ut of the ear by the serrated bars B, the remainder bf the ear will not corne in vcontact with the curved bars, until the corn is lremoved from the but of the ear.

The letter D represents a longitudinal central serrated bar, for removing the central row of grains, se-

cured to the under edges of the curved cross-bars, as shown.I After the central serrated bar has removed the central row of grain, the curved cross-bars O crowd the remainder continually toward the centre.

The true'principle in shelling an ear of corn is, to separate a few grains from the but of the ear, followed by one central row along the line of the ear, and then continue, in regular` rotation, the shelling-process, by crowding the grains, by means of the curved crossbars, in both directions, laterally and rearward, thus removing vthe grains from the ear with great ease.

My device is operated as follows:

The operator seizes the ear of cornin his right hand, with the but towardhim, then, by a irn pressure, the grains of the but-end are .removed bythe serrated bars B, then follows the removing of a central row by means of central serrated bar D, when, by means ofthe curved cross-bars E, the balance of the grains' is easily and speedily removed.

What I claim as my improvement, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The serrated barsB, constructed in the manner .and for the purposes set forth.

2. The serrated longitudinal bar D, constructed substautially as and for the purpose specified.

3. The box, or chute, as shown, when used in combination with serrated bars B D, and curved crossbars C.

In testimony that I claim the above, I have hereunto vsubscribed my name, in the presence of two Witnesses.

JOSEPH O. OURRYER.

Witnesses:

ABNER V. AUs'rm, PERRY FELTON. 

